2012-10-22, 12:30 AM
my recommendations as follows:
Sub 180$
Pentium G series for barebone
i3-2330 ~125$
Phenom II x4 955/965 + HSF for overclocking. The upcoming(2 days) FX-4320 will probably take over amds spot here.
post 180$
if your not going to overclock: Ivy Bridge i5-3330. no point on getting any higher, since the extra ghz is not as much worth the cost
Overclock: i5-2500k/i5-3570k. to a gamer, hyper threading is pretty moot in gaming, and is more designed for professional work.
If you need hyperthreading because you magically do actually do those stuff:
None overclock: Xeon E3-1230,
overclock: i7-2700k/i7-3770k
possibly the upcoming FX-8350 may be close to a i5-2500k, but i would wait for benches to confirm that. If you are waiting to buy a processor that fits the quad core requirement on a few select games, then i would personally recommend the i5-3330 as the budget quad core.
Sub 180$
Pentium G series for barebone
i3-2330 ~125$
Phenom II x4 955/965 + HSF for overclocking. The upcoming(2 days) FX-4320 will probably take over amds spot here.
post 180$
if your not going to overclock: Ivy Bridge i5-3330. no point on getting any higher, since the extra ghz is not as much worth the cost
Overclock: i5-2500k/i5-3570k. to a gamer, hyper threading is pretty moot in gaming, and is more designed for professional work.
If you need hyperthreading because you magically do actually do those stuff:
None overclock: Xeon E3-1230,
overclock: i7-2700k/i7-3770k
possibly the upcoming FX-8350 may be close to a i5-2500k, but i would wait for benches to confirm that. If you are waiting to buy a processor that fits the quad core requirement on a few select games, then i would personally recommend the i5-3330 as the budget quad core.